Updated: 3/4/2024

RECENT SERMONS FROM ST. JOHN'S


2024, Year B
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Third Sunday in Lent , March 3 - "Let Jesus Drive Out Whatever Keeps You from Him“
Second Sunday in Lent , February 25 - "Our Cross: Dying to Self, Obedience to God“
First Sunday in Lent , February 18 - "Easter Faith in the Desert of Lent“
Ash Wednesday , February 14 - "The Greatest Love of All“
Last Sunday After The Epiphany , February 11 - "Jesus Christ—God’s Light in our Darkness“
Fifth Sunday After The Epiphany , February 4 - "Jesus Throws Away the Rules—For our Healing“
Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany , January 28 - "Spiritual War? Jesus Wins it for Us!“
Third Sunday After The Epiphany , January 21 - "Follow the Leader“
Epiphany Sunday, January 7 - "Seeking the Light of the World“
Christmas Eve, December 24 - "Faith, Hope, and Love“
Advent 4 Sunday, December 24 - “With Mary, All Believers are Christ-Bearers"
Advent 3 Sunday, December 17 - “Jesus is our JOY"
Advent 2 Sunday, December 10 - “Through the Desert—the WAY to Christ"
Advent 1 Sunday, December 3 - “Waiting for God—with HOPE"

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2023, Year A
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Christ the King Sunday, November 26 - “A Kingdom of Power and of Peace"
Pentecost 25, November 19 - “Use It or Lose It"
Pentecost 24, November 12 - “Ready … or Not?"
All Saints'/All Souls' Sunday, November 5 - “Would Y’all be a Saint?"
Reformation Sunday, October 29 - “God’s Love—Revealed in Scripture, Deployed by Faith"
Pentecost 21, October 22 - “Give to God What is God’s—Ourselves"
Pentecost 20, October 15 - “This Party Ain’t ‘Come as You Are’!"
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, October 1 - “Humility and Simplicity—a Pathway to Christ"
Pentecost 17 Sunday, September 24 - “Early or late? Just come to Jesus!"
Pentecost 16 Sunday, September 17 - “Forgiveness: Stop Debt-Collecting"
Pentecost 14 Sunday, September 3 - “Carrying our Cross for Christ"
Pentecost 13 Sunday, August 27 - “Transformed by God—for Christ and for Others"
Pentecost 12 Sunday, August 20 - “Keep Holy the Sabbath—and Rest in God!"
Feast of St. Mary the Virgin, Sunday August 13 “Saint Mary the Virgin—Queen of Hearts"
TRANSFIGURATION Sunday, August 6 “Jesus Christ—Light in our Darkness"
Pentecost 9 Sunday, July 30 - “Seeking Christ—Our Greatest Treasure"
Pentecost 8 Sunday, July 23 - “God’s Garden"
Pentecost 7 Sunday, July 16 - “Let God Tend the Garden of Your Heart"
Pentecost 5 Sunday, July 2 - “Set Free to Become Slaves of Christ"
Pentecost 3 Sunday, June 18 - “Jesus’ ‘Dirty Dozen’?"
Pentecost 2 Sunday, June 11 - “Following Jesus at all Cost"
Trinity Sunday, June 4 - “Three-in-One: A Divine Community of Love"
Day of Pentecost Sunday, May 28 - “Stop Trying and Start Trusting"
Ascension Sunday, May 21 - “Why is Jesus’ Ascension so Important?"
5th Sunday of Easter, May 7 - “Make Jesus Your Foundation"
4th Sunday of Easter, April 30 - “We Are His Sheep—and His Shepherds"
3rd Sunday of Easter, April 23 - “Jesus Walks With Us, Too"
2nd Sunday of Easter, April 16 - “Jesus Shows up When We Need Him Most"
Easter, April 7 - “Shock and Awe"
Good Friday, April 7 - “The Cross Holds All Things Together"
Maundy Thursday, April 6 - “Dining with Jesus"
Palm/Passion Sunday, April 2 - “Spending a Week with Jesus"
Lent 5, March 26 - “Take Away the Stone!"
Lent 4, March 19 - “Open My Eyes, That I May See"
Lent 3, March 12 - “Drink Deeply from the Only Source"
Lent 2, March 5 - “Directions to Heaven? Only One Way"
Lent 1, February 26 - “Sin—I Did it My Way"
Ash Wenesday, February 22 - “Sacrifices of the Heart"
Epiphany 7 (Last), February 19 - “Our Master’s Voice"
Epiphany 6, February 12 - “Call Someone a Fool—You Become One"
Epiphany 5, February 5 - “Salty Lights—for Christ, and the World"
Epiphany 4, January 29 - “Stay Plugged in to the Power of God"
Epiphany 3, January 22 - “Step into the Light!"
Epiphany 2, January 15 - “Come Unto Jesus—The Lamb of God"
Epiphany of Our Lord, January 8 - “ Reconciled to God—in Christ"
Holy Name of Jesus, January 1 - “The Powerful Name of Jesus"
Christmas Eve, December 24 - “Love Comes to Town"
Advent 4, December 18 - “Learning from St. Joseph’s PEACE"
Advent 3, December 11 - “Rejoice! Christ is our JOY!"
Advent 2, December 4 - “Let Jesus Weed out the Bad—and Show You the WAY"
Advent 1, November 27 - “HOPE Does Not Disappoint"
2022, Year C
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Thanksgiving Eve, November 23 - “Alleluia! Let us Keep the Feast!"
Christ The King Sunday , November 20 - “The Kingdom of God is Righteousness, Peace, and Joy"
Pentecost 23 Sunday , November 13 - “Doing What’s Right, Until Jesus Returns"
All Saints' Sunday , November 6 - “Tethered to One Another in Love"
Reformation Sunday, October 30 - “Saved by Grace through Faith in Christ"
Pentecost 20 Sunday, October 23 - “Confess, Repent, and Give"
Pentecost 19 Sunday, October 16 - “Go Bang on God’s Door!"
Pentecost 18 Sunday, October 9 - “Remember… be Thankful … and Share"
Feast of St. Francis Sunday, October 2 - “Learning from ‘Il Poverello’"
Pentecost 16 Sunday, September 25 - “It’s Not About the Money"
Pentecost 15 Sunday, September 18 - “On What—or Whom—are We Most Focused?"
Pentecost 13 Sunday, September 4 - “Why Forgive?"
Pentecost 12 Sunday, August 28 - “Take a Seat—Next to Jesus"
Feast of St. Mary The Virgin Sunday, August 14 - “Magnify the Lord!
Transfiguration Sunday, August 7 - “Extreme Makeover"
Pentecost 8 Sunday, July 31 - “Only What’s Done for Christ Will Last"
Pentecost 7 Sunday, July 24 - “The Lord’s Prayer Says it All"
Pentecost 6 Sunday, July 17 - “Busy Signal"
Pentecost 5 Sunday, July 10 - “He Had Compassion …"
Independence Day Sunday, July 3 - “Independence or Interdependence?"
Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Sunday, June 26 - “A Tale of Two Cousins—Sent from God"
Pentecost 2 Sunday, June 19 - “One Little Word Shall Fell Him"
Trinity Sunday, June 12 - “A Divine Mystery—of Love"
Day of Pentecost Sunday, June 5 - “We Got the Power!"
Ascension Sunday, May 29 - “Jesus Has Not Gone Away”
Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 22 - “It’s Not about the Pool—It’s about Jesus”
Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 8 - “Spring Cleaning ... Our Souls”
Third Sunday of Easter, May 1 - “Breakfast on the Beach—Jesus is the Feast!”
Second Sunday of Easter, April 24 - “Believing without Seeing”
Easter Sunday, April 17 - “The One that Got Out”
Good Friday, April 15 - “Healing and Hope through the Passion of Christ”
Maundy Thursday, April 14 - “More than a Memorial: Christ with Us”
Palm Sunday, April 10 - “I Crucified Thee”
Lent 5, April 3 - “ A Scandalous Love ”
Lent 4 , March 27 - “You Can Go Home Again”
Lent 3 , March 20 - “God Allows U-Turns”
Lent 2 , March 13 - “Trusting the Hen to Protect us From the Fox”
Lent 1 , March 6 - “Temptations—Too Good to Resist? Jesus can Help”
Ash Wednesday , March 2 - “Now is the Time!”
Last Sunday After The Epiphany , February 27 - “The Ultimate Epiphany”
Epiphany 7, February 20 - “I Will, With God’s Help”
Epiphany 6, February 13 - “God’s Upside-Down Kingdom”
Epiphany 5, February 6 - “Letting Go and Letting God”
Epiphany 4, January 30 - “Forward with Jesus”
Epiphany 3, January 23 - “A Jubilee for Our Souls”
Epiphany 2, January 16 - “Gifted—to Serve”
Epiphany Sunday, January 9 - “Only Love Can See the Star”
Holy Name of Jesus, January 2 - “The Name of Jesus is Powerful Enough for All Our Needs”
Christmas Day, December 25 - “A Christmas Letter from Jesus”
Christmas Eve, December 24 - “God in the Manger—the Extraordinary amidst the Ordinary”
Advent 4, December 19 - “Christ, our PEACE—the Greatest Gift”
Advent 3, December 12 - “Experiencing the JOY of Jesus”
Advent 2, December 5 - “Repare the WAY of the Lord!”
Advent 1, November 28 - “Christ, our HOPE”
2021, Year B

Thanksgiving Eve, November 24 - “Don’t Worry—Be Thankful!”
Christ The King Sunday, November 21 - “An Out-of-this-World Kingdom!”
Pentecost 25, November 14 - “When the End is Near, so is God”
All Saints'/All Soul's Day, November 7 - “Blessed Are They Who Die in the Lord”
Reformation Sunday, October 31 - “Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia”
Pentecost 22, October 24 - “Teacher, Let Me See”
Pentecost 21, October 17 - “Our Heavenly Father Knows Best”
Pentecost 20, October 10 - “Let it go!”
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, October 3 - “Finding Our True Selves in Christ Crucified”
Pentecost 18, September 26 - “The Prayer of Faith”
Pentecost 17, September 19 - “A Servant’s Heart”
Holy Cross Day (transferred from 9/14), September 12 - "The Cross: A Sign of New Life, not Death"
Pentecost 15, September 5 - “Suffering: A Gift from God?”
Pentecost 14, August 29 - “What’s the Cure for our ‘Heart Disease’?”
Pentecost 13, August 22 - “The Jesus Diet”
Feast of St. Mary the Virgin, August 15 - “Saint Mary the Virgin: A Friend in Heaven”
Pentecost 11, August 8 - “Jesus: Delicious and Satisfying”
Pentecost 10, August 1 - “Soul Food”
Pentecost 9, July 25 - “Who’s in Charge?”
Pentecost 7, July 11 - “Chosen as God’s Own—from Before Time Began”
Pentecost 6, July 4 - “Steppin’ out of the ‘Hood with Jesus”
Pentecost 5, June 27 - “Scandal? Or Unmerited Grace?"
Pentecost 4/ Father's Day, June 21 - “God—the Best Father”
Pentecost 2, June 6 - “Finding a New Family—in Christ”
Trinity Sunday, May 30 - “The Greatest Love Triangle of All”
Pentecost, May 23 - “Baptized Afresh and Filled Anew!”
Ascension Sunday, May 16 - “A Triptych of Triumphant Truth”
Easter 6, May 9 - “Love is Part of the Answer”
Easter 5, May 2 - “The Lone Ranger and Tonto”
Easter 4, April 25 - “Needful Sheep”
Easter 3, April 18 - “Changed—for Good—by the Risen Lord”
Easter 2, April 11 - “My Lord … and My God!”
Easter, April 4 - “An Empty Cross”
Good Friday, April 2 - “Healing and Hope through the Passion of Christ”
Maundy Thursday, April 1 - “RSVP”
Palm/Passion Sunday, March 28 - “Jesus’ Final Week—All Because of Love”
Lent 5, March 21 - “Going the Distance with Jesus”
Lent 4, March 14 - “The Best Medicine”
Lent 3, March 7 - “Living the Gospel—through the Law”
Lent 2, February 28 - “The Hard Life of the Cross ... Makes us More Like Jesus”
Lent 1, February 21 - “Wilderness as Divine Empowerment”
Ash Wednesday, February 17 - “Lent: A Time to Get Right with God”
Epiphany 6, February 14 - “Down from the Mountain ... to the Way of the Cross”
Epiphany 5, February 7 - “The Awesome Healing Power of God”
Epiphany 4, January 31 - “Truth—When we Need it Most”
Epiphany 3, January 24 - “Leave Everything for Jesus—Gain it All”
Epiphany 2, January 17 - “Shine On!”
The Epiphany, January 10 - “New Year—New Life!””
Epiphany Sunday, January 3 - “Follow the Star”
Feast of St. John the Evangelist, December 27 - “A Candle of Hope”
Christmas Day, December 25 - “The Reason for the Season”
Christmas Eve, December 24 - “A God-Blessed Mess!”
Advent 4, December 20 - “Chosen by God”
Advent 3, December 13 - “Slow Down and Rest—in Jesus”
Advent 2, December 6 - “Are We Looking for Him?”
Advent 1, November 29 - “Past, Present, and Future Hope”